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Longitude

2000 · 198 min

A patient, absorbing double portrait of craftsmen across centuries, quiet and thoughtful with a gentle pull of history.

Genres
Tv movie, Drama, History
Overview
Parallel stories: 18th century Harrison builds the marine chronometer for safe navigation at sea; 20th century Gould is obsessed with restoring it.

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Tone
  • melancholicstrength 2 of 3
  • earneststrength 2 of 3
  • tensestrength 2 of 3
Pacing
slow-burn, 1 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
Attention
engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
Themes
  • obsession
  • work
  • science
  • memory
  • isolation
Places
  • countryside
  • big city
  • sea
Era
period
Audience
adult
Form
  • nonlinear
  • true story
Content intensity
  • Gore none
  • Language mild
  • Violence mild
  • Sex none
All scales, 0 to 10
Scales, 0 to 10
ScaleValue0 to 10
Action2
Horror0
Humour3
Realism8
Romance2
Tension5
Darkness4
Complexity7
Emotional weight7

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Genres
tv movie, drama, history
Directed by
Charles Sturridge
Written by
Charles Sturridge
Starring
Michael Gambon, Jeremy Irons, Ian Hart, Andrew Scott, Bill Nighy, Gemma Jones, John Wood, Anna Chancellor
Cinematography
Peter Hannan
Runtime
198 min
Country
United Kingdom
Languages
English

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